Islands: The Caribbean

Name shared by a Greek island, famous for its wine, and the largest island in the Bahamas		Andros
Named by Columbus after an icon in the cathedral of Seville – the cathedral is known as "the old cathedral" and the island's name is Spanish for 'old'		Antigua
Most easterly island in the Caribbean; natives are called Bajans (pronounced Bay–juns); Nelson’s Statue and Trafalgar Square are on; Holetown is the site of the first British landing (1625) on		Barbados
Somers Islands: alternative name for the		Bermudas
South of Cuba, 180 miles West of Jamaica: Grand …, Little …, … Brack: make up the … Islands Dependency		Cayman
Largest island in the Caribbean (one of four in the Greater Antilles)		Cuba
Part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands; gave its name to an orange-flavoured liqueur		Curacao
Eight coral islands at the entrance to the Gulf of Mexico		Dry Tortugas
Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Jamaica		Greater Antilles
Group in the Leeward Islands that make up an overseas region of France (with a single department) – cf. Martinique		Guadeloupe
Second largest, and most populous island in the Caribbean: divided into Haiti and the Dominican Republic		Hispaniola
Antigua, St. Kitts & Nevis, Montserrat, Barbuda (etc.)		Leeward Islands
The Leeward and Windward Islands make up most of the		Lesser Antilles
One of the Leeward Islands: makes up an overseas region of France (with a single department) – cf. Guadeloupe		Martinique
Caribbean island - a British Overseas Territoriy - disturbed by volcanic eruption in 1995 and 1997: the capital (Plymouth) was buried in ash, and the southern half of the island left uninhabitable		Montserrat
Caribbean island bought by Richard Branson, 1979 (British Virgin Islands)		Necker Island
Curaçao, Bonaire: largest islands of the		Netherlands Antilles
Easternmost of the Greater Antilles, ceded to the USA by Spain in 1898; now (since 1952) has local self–government and Commonwealth status; Caribbean (south–eastern) apex of the Bermuda Triangle (the others are Bermuda and Florida). Name means Rich Port. Arecibo (famous for its radio telescope) is a municipality of		Puerto Rico
One of the Leeward Islands: northern half is an overseas collectivity of France, southern half is one of the four countries that make up the Kingdom of the Netherlands		Saint Martin (Sint Maarten)
One of the Leeward Islands: an overseas collectivity of France		Saint Bartélemy
First land sighted by Columbus in the New World (Central Bahamas)		San Salvador
Southernmost island in the Caribbean; separated from Venezuela by the Serpent’s Mouth and the Dragons’ Mouths		Trinidad
Danish West Indies: bought by USA in 1916; name changed to		Virgin Islands
Greater and Lesser Antilles together make up the		West Indies
Martinique, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Grenada		Windward Islands

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Islands: The Caribbean